Motivational Factors and Persistence in Foreign Language Study
Motivational Factors and Persistence in Foreign Language Study
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外语学习的动机因素与坚持
DOI：
10.1111/j.1467-1770.1990.tb01333.x
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发表时间：
1990
影响因子：
4.4
通讯作者：
K. Ramage
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作者：
K. Ramage
动机和态度因素的预测能力，在继续外语学习超过第二级的高中学生进行了调查，在美国的两个不同的地理区域的学生。三个班的法语和西班牙语2级的高中学生参加了这项研究。通过问卷调查收集数据。判别函数分析被用来解决研究问题。
研究结果表明，动机和态度的因素，除了年级和课程成绩成功区分继续和中断的学生。对文化的兴趣和对彻底学习语言的兴趣包括阅读、写和说，这是继续学习的学生和中断学习的学生的区别。另一方面，对完成大学入学要求的兴趣主要表现在辍学学生身上。
第二阶段外语学习的年级和外语课程的年级也被认为是区分变量。
基于这些发现，继续和中止学生的配置文件的构建和建议的干预措施，可能会促进类型的内在兴趣在语言学习中表示继续学习的学生。
The predictive ability of motivational and attitudinal factors in continuation of foreign language study beyond the second level among high-school students was investigated among students in two different geographical areas in the U.S. Three classes of French and three classes of Spanish Level 2 high-school students participated in the study. The data were collected through a survey questionnaire. Discriminant function analyses were used to address the research questions.
The results of the study indicate that motivational and attitudinal factors in addition to grade level and course grade successfully discriminate between continuing and discontinuing students. Interest in culture and in learning the language thoroughly—including reading, writing, and speaking it—distinguished continuing students from discontinuing students. On the other hand, interest in fulfilling a college entrance requirement primarily characterized the discontinuing students.
Grade level when taking the second level of a foreign language and grade in the foreign language course were also found to be discriminating variables.
Based upon these findings, profiles of continuing and discontinuing students were constructed and recommendations are made for interventions that may promote the type of intrinsic interest in language learning indicated by continuing students.